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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adonis \A*do"nis\ ([.a]*d[=o]"n[i^]s), n. [L., gr Gr 'A`dwnis.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar. 2. A pre["e]minently beautiful young man; a dandy. 3. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family {Ranunculace[ae]}, containing the pheasant's eye ({Adonis autumnalis}); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adonis n 1: any handsome young man 2: annual or perennial herbs [syn: {Adonis}, {genus Adonis}] 3: (classical mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love [syn: {Adonis}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: ADONIS ADvanced On-Screen Information System, AdonIS"
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